annular en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈænjələ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈænjʊlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈænjəlɚ/ (US)
Etymology
From Latin ānulāris (“ring-shaped”); (possibly through French annulaire), from ānulus (“ring”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring: in the shape of an annulus.
Near-synonyms: oval; round; toroid
If anybody snickers, put 'em in their place by reminding them that the annular wing is a very old aeronautical principle.
1963 April, Roy L. Clough, Jr., “Hoopskirt: The old "flying barrel" turns in a top performance in this up-to-date-model”, in Popular Mechanics, page 155:annular fiber
The capsule in both families is spherical, with a bistratose wall; the outer cell layer usually bears nodular thickenings[…]; the inner layer (of nearly equally large cells) lacks the regular semiannular or annular thickenings of most other leafy liverworts[…]
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 6:
- (not-comparable) Banded or marked with circles.
Coordinates
Deriveds
penannular · annular gap junction · postannular · cannular · annular eclipse · annular zone · periannular · annularity · annularly · semiannular · interannular · transannular
Relateds
Synonyms
circular · ring-shaped · oval · round · toroid · O-shaped
Translations (28)
ga annalach (having the form of a ring) · ru кольцево́й (having the form of a ring) · el δακτυλιοειδής (having the form of a ring) · la ānulāris (having the form of a ring) · tr halkasal (having the form of a ring) · ru кольцеви́дный (having the form of a ring) · bn অঙ্গুরিসদৃশ (having the form of a ring) · pt anelar (having the form of a ring) · hi वलयाकार (having the form of a ring) · ru кольцеобра́зный (having the form of a ring) · es anular (having the form of a ring) · ca anular (having the form of a ring) · es anuloso (having the form of a ring) · tr halkamsı (having the form of a ring) · de ringförmig (having the form of a ring) · tl gasingsing (having the form of a ring) · pt anular (having the form of a ring) · fa حلقوی (having the form of a ring) · sv ringformig (having the form of a ring) · aht tsʼagh (having the form of a ring) · fr annulaire (having the form of a ring) · ga fáinneach (having the form of a ring) · fi rengasmainen (having the form of a ring) · bg пръстеновиден (having the form of a ring) · is hringlaga (having the form of a ring) · de kranzförmig (having the form of a ring) · bn বলয়াকার (having the form of a ring) · az üzükvari (having the form of a ring)